New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-03-27

.ra;n an the i,brary toor Ii the OTIS family did
no, want IL they clearly did not deserve H. lucy
ex,stencc and quite incapable of appreciating tue
syInboic valu. OF sensu"us phenomena: nc qucs'
ton Of phania smic apparltions, ana tDe arxo.o
ment of astral b,dies was of course quite n dHerent
mailer and really not under his contIoi' IL was
his soemn duty TO appear IN thc corrli9r omG To-,
week and to sGSeT ? .SG IN mouth
and he lid not seo how he coui'' hoiiornpy escape
Irnn, his obligations. IL is quito true that MS ne
hal been very cri. Init npon the other mana. no
was most conscientious III all things connected
with tho supcrpatural For the next tntce oa'ur-
DAYS. accordingly. lie ,raversed the cotr!aor as
u,nal at bet wecn midnight and O'Clock, taxing
every possible precaution against being either
enr,i or sec. He took OIL lis boots troll as iightiy
as posi- bile on the od worn-eateL oear',s' wore ia
Rising Suu l.uhricstor or olling Dis chaifs. am
nnnud TO acknowledge that it was WIN gooi
deaI of difficulty that hc brought himself 10 aiope
Ais last mode of protection. However. que night
willis tic family wrro at dinner, lie siipl'ri INTO
Mr. utis's pe,iroOT and carried OH Tue bollie. ne
fe tile Inundated ut first, but nf'erwaru was
scnsiblc enough 10 see that there WAS great ucil
IN bn said for the invention. und, 10 tcrta'i
degree. it served bis purpose sun. 10 sG,.s .,
cvrrythiug, he WAS left unmOestcd. strings
were continually being stretched across the cor
ridor over which he tTippel i'll he dark. AMI on ono
accession. whiio dlcoscd for the part OF Black
Isa"c or flo Hunlsnan of lIcglcy Woods" he met
with severe fall. through treading on bntier-
slide which the twins had constructed rom tno
entrance OF the Tapestry Chamber TO fho Top OF INC
oak staircase. Tins last insult so cnraGod him tha'
he resolved to make one final effort TO assert his
dignity and soca position, and determn' 10 ViNit
The twins tho next night IN his relehrated CHARACTER
OF Reckless Rupert, or tho ficadess Earl
At LAST everything WAS ready, anu no was
very pleased with his appearance: me Dg aen.noa
riding boots that went with tho dress we're Just
little Too large for him. and he conld Only ma one
of the two horse pstol :. but, on tho whole ne
wa , uuite satiscd. aud at n guar ter past one ne
O lded ont of the wainscoting and creTt down me
c.,rri,lor. On reaching the room occupici by Tue
twins which should mcntlo was ea'leN thc due
IN. Mt nj ~
iuys he fonud the lust aiar. W ,shins 10 make
an elective entrance he flung it wide open, when
n heavy jug of wafer fell right down on hlii WEI.
ting him To the skin, ANA lust MISSING MS Ieit
shonldrr by q couple Of lpcbes. At the same moment
he heard >ifed sTieks Of laughter proceeding from
tie compost bel. The shocN TO his nery"ns
system was ~ great that he fled back 10 MS room
os hare. as he cod 60 aud the next day he WIS aui
I'D with > severe cold. The only thing that at all
c1nsoed him IN the whole affair was tho Tact that
le had not brought lis heal W 10 him, for, had he
done so. the consequences might have necn serious
iIe now gave up / hope OF ever frightening TINS
rude American family, ana contehcu uiniSti.' as
rne with crceuirg about the passages IN lit Slip
rcr. with "a thick red muller round his throat inr
fear Of dfaughts aud n small arqucDn,c ~ case nc
should he attacked by the twins. lhe i''aI dow
he received occurred on September 10. lie had
gone downstairs to the great entrance-hai ieellnS
sure that there. st any rare, he would be Iuitc
upmocSteI. and was amusing himself by making
satir,ca remarks on the large SarOni photographs
of tho United States Minister and his wife, wnlch
had now taken the place of the CaDtervlle family
pictmrrs. He simply but neatly clad IN "A long
shroud. spotted with churchyard mould FAD iicd
up hls Jaw with snip OF yellow linen, and carried
a small lantern and "A seXtOr'- spade. IN iact, ho
was dressed for the character OF Jonas the
Gravoless, or the Corpsc-Snatchcr oil ChertSey
harm one OF his most remarkable representations,
and ono which the Can erylllcs had every reason
io rcmsmbrr, AZ 10 was the real origin Oi their
quarrel with their nrighbor. Lord Ruiord IL was
about quarter past oclocH IN the morning, anu
as far as he coud asccrtai no one was ~ ring.
A. he was stroIllng toward the library, however. 10
see If there traces lett of,he llood-stain.
sueddeny there leaped out on mn from natk
corner two henrcS who waved tnelr aims Wildly
above their heads, and shTleked out BOO N
his ear.
Seized with a panic. which under the circum-
stances was only natural. be rushed for the STAR
case. but found Washington OTIS warning for him
there " 18th the big garden syringe; ana Oelns mus
hcinmrd IN by bls enemies on every sue, anu
driven almost To bay. he yanished INTO Tue great
iron .to,e which, fortunately FOR him. was not Int.
and had 10 make lis way home through the iineS
and chimucys. arriving at h.s own room IN Ter
rbe sta OF dit. disorder, and despaf
After tins h" was not seen again III any nocturnal
expedition. The twins lay IN wait Tor hlm on sew
cral occasions, and strcwed tho passages WIN nut
shells every night 10 the great annoyance OF thcV
PARENTS aud the servants but II was oi no avail.
IL was quite evident that his feelings were 30
Wounded that he would not appear. MIR. OTIS con
s"qurnty resumed his great Mprk on INC history Oh
the Democratic party, on which he had been en-
gagcl for sole wears; Mr-.Oils organized wonder
fui clam bake. which amazed the whole county
the boys took To lacrosse. euclrc, POKER hnd other
American rational games: aud Virginia rode about
the lanes on her pony, accompanied Nv INC young
Dixie Of Cheshire. VINO lad come 10 sprnd tho last
week OF his holiday 1T Cautcrvillc Chase. il was
generally assumed that the ghost had gone away
and IN fact. T. Otls wrote letter To that effect 10
ord CautrrviIlc who IN reply. expressed his great
pleasure AZ the news and sent his best congratula-
lions to tho Ministers worthy vile.
The Oiisrs, however. were deceived, Tor the ghost
was 1t II IN the house. and though now almost an
invalid wa, py means ready To let matters rest,
particularly "a he heard that among the guests WAS
The Young Duke of Cheshire, whose grand-unclc.
Lord Francis Stilton. had once bet "A hundrcd
uulnras with Colonel CarOury that he WOulu
nj: = dice with th (antrcvle ghost. AMI was tonnd
The next morning lying on the floor OF the card
room ~ such a elpless paraytc state that though
ANYTHING again bnt " Double Skies The story
WAS well known Mt the time. though, of course.
ont of respect 10 the feelings oil the two houIe
familic-. every attempt was male to hush u up
and "A full account of all the circumstances con
pcctsd with il will he found IN the third volume
of Lord Iattlo'- Recollections OF the Prince Re
gent and Friends" rho ghost, then, was nat
urally very anxious 20 show that ne nad hot losl
his Influence over the Stlr0ns, with whom. indeed.
he was distautly connected, his own first cousin
having been married =" Ell secOndcsnoccs 10 TIC
Sieur do Bnlkrcy, iron. whom, as every one knows,
tho Dukes OF Cheshire arc descended
few days after this, Virginia and her curly
haired cavalier went out riding on BTockleV
meadows where she tore her habit 80 badly III
yrttfnp through "A hedge that, on their return
home sho made mp her mind 10 20 up by the back
staircase 40 as not 10 be As che was running
past the Tapestry Chamber. the door OF when nap
prned 10 he omen, she tancie She saw some one m
side and thinking ~ was her motlers InaId, VINO
somcimus used to bring her work there. looked in
10 ask her TO mend her habit 10 her immense sur
Prise however, IL was the Cantervlllo Ghost him
sclIl lie was sitting 10y tue window. watching the
rnined gold of the velowing trees hy through the
air anu tho red leaves dancing mady down the